. >> i think for both parties, you know, whether a speaker pelosi dealing with george w. bush or speaker boehner dealing with president obama, you are trapped because you can't be overtly hostile because people back home know you're the host. this is a national appearance, not a political appearance. on the other hand, you can't applaud too much or your own base will beat you up. >> did you have a semi happy face that you went to? >> clinton was a totally different character. clinton was fun. the first time he walked in and he handed me this envelope and i opened it up and it said i resign, william jefferson clinton. he said, oh, no, i wasn't supposed to give you that, give it back to me and that was the opening of the first state of the union i did as speaker of the house. >> let me open it up to both of you, beginning with this please, governor. do you believe the president moved the ball forward for himself and his party tonight? >> first of all, i was writing down the initiatives. other than raising the minimum wage, there is not a single thing on here that republican